Yow! Today our dreams got answered by the inbox. OMD will be unleashing their next single, the spectacular “Kleptocracy” from their “Bauhaus Staircase” album on March 22nd. If ever there was an album track with a single’s destiny, it was this one! And OMD seems to have settled down on the three major formats in a reliable way. So fans can buy-in on the level they prefer. And I see once more, the humble silver disc; my format of choice. Let’s cover the bases of all three.

KLEPTOCRACY RED 12″

1. Kleptocracy
2. Kleptocracy (Cephid Remix)
3. Kleptocracy (Tiny Magnetic Pets Kompromat Remix)

The 12″ is in red vinyl @ 1000 copies with the A-side and two remixes. I’m not familiar with remixers Cephid or Tiny Magnetic Pets, so we’ll have to trust that the band have move beyond the Micronauts fiasco of 26 years ago. I still have PTSD from that mix! Yours for $20.00 + shipping/UK.

KLEPTOCRACY RED 7″

1. Kleptocracy
2. Silver Cloud [La Düsseldorf cover]

The same color wax and number pressed for the 7″ variation, but the 7″ gets the Non-LP B-side; a cover of “La Düsseldorf’s “Silver Cloud” which gets its physical release here. It was only included in the DLX DL package of the “Bauhaus Staircase” album which we didn’t buy. So kudos to that decision! Yours for $13.00 + shipping/UK.

KLEPTOCRACY CD-5

1. Kleptocracy
2. Silver Cloud [La Düsseldorf cover]
3. Kleptocracy (Cephid Remix)
4. Kleptocracy (Tiny Magnetic Pets Kompromat Remix)

And finally, the format of The Monk has all four pertinent tracks in a gatefold package @ 1500 copies pressed. So if the vinyl sells out, there’s musical solace in the grandad format. All of these went on sale this morning and history shows that very soon each of these will be gone, and within months commanding a premium on Discogs, like the first “Bauhaus Staircase” single. Yours for $11.00 + shipping/UK.

• 12″ – $75
• 7″ – $50
• CD – $27

So act sooner than later. Even my normally reticent self was on that CD like white on rice this morning. If you’re of a disposition to buy all three, there’s a bundle that shaves a few percentage points off of the cost. Yours for $39.00 + shipping/UK. And only two copies of any of the four variations are allowed per customer. The link goes to the hoome page withi has this offer right up front, so DJ hit that button!

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